Vise-head.



W. E. GANEDY.

VISE HEAD. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1907. RENEWED JUNE 2, 1908.

906,507. Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

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WILLIAM E. CANEDY, OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS.

VISE-HEAD.

Application filed June 7, 1907, Serial No. 377,787. Renewed June 2,1908.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, I/VILLIAM E. CANEDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago Heights, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Vise-Head, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to vises and more particularly to an improvedgripping head especially designed for attachment to the clamping jaws ofan ordinary bench vise.

The object of the invention is to provide a vise-head which willeffectually house and protect the active ends of the clamping jaws sothat the latter may be used for holding either wooden or metal objects.

A further object is to provide a removable vise-head having op ositelydisposed gripping faces one of w 1ich is formed with a roughened surfacefor engagement with metal objects while the other is provided with asmooth bearing surface to prevent scratching or otherwise marring woodenarticles, said heads being reversible so that the r same may bepositioned on the clamping jaws of either gripping face for contact withthe work.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility, durability andefficiency as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will ap pear in the followingdescription, it being understood that various changes in form,proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to withinthe scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of a portion of a viseprovided with a pair of reversible heads constructed in accordance withmy invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the heads detachedand in reversed position. Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating amodified form of the invention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved vise head forming the subject matter of the presentinvention is principally designed for attachment to an ordinarybenchvise and by way of illustration is shown'giniconnection with abench vise in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

Serial No. 436,229.

which 5 designates the stationary jaw, 6 the movable jaw and 7 theoperating screw having the usual handle 8.

The free or active ends of the clamping jaws 5 and 6 are inclined orbeveled in opposite directions, as indicated at 9 while the adjacentlongitudinal faces of the jaws are formed with vertical recesses 10 inwhich are seated suitable wear plates 11.

The upper end of each wear plate is bent laterally to form an attachingspur 12 which is counter-sunk in the upper flat surface 13 of theadjacent jaw while the lower end of said plate is bent laterally to forma stop shoulder 1 1 for the purpose herein-after referred to.

Slidably mounted on the active ends of the clamping jaws 5 and 6 aretubular vise heads 15 having their upper and lower edges inclined orbeveled at 16 to correspond to the inclination of the upper ends 0 ofthe jaws and also provided with squared portions 17 adapted to registerwith the flat portions 13 of the jaws when the vise heads are inposition on said jaws.

One face of each jaw is provided with a plurality of V shaped grooves 18for the purpose of holding special tools or other objocls while theopposite gripping face of the head is formed with a smooth unobstructedbearing surface 19 for contact with wooden objects when the vise headsare removed and placed in reversed position on the clamping jaws, therebeing one or more transverse grooves or depressions 20 formed in thevise head above the smooth surface 19 for the purpose of holding andgripping certain objects.

Cast, molded or otherwise formed integral with each vise head is alaterally extending shoulder 22 which forms a seat for a removable wearplate 23 the face of which is roughened or corrugated for engagementwith metal or iron objects, said plate being detachably secured to theadjacent vise head in any suitable manner, as by screws or similarfastening devices 24.

The shoulders '14- serve to limit the longitudinal movement of the viseheads on the clamping aws while the wear plates 10 prevent unduefriction between said heads and jaws when positioning the heads on orremoving the same from the clamping jaws.

In order to present the smooth bearing surface 9 to the work it ismerely necessary to detach the heads and place the same reversedposition on the clamping aws, as will be readily understood.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings there isillustrated a modified form of theinvention in which the vise-head is substantially rectangular in shapeand provided with gripping faces similar in construction to the grippingfaces shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. In this form of the device thebearing plates 10 and stop shoulders 14 are dispensed with, thevise-head being locked in position on the clamping jaws by engagementwith the adjacent end of the jaw.

From the foregoing description it Will be seen that there is provided anextremely simple, inexpensive and efficient device admirably adapted forthe attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus. described the invention what is claimed is:

l. A vise including co-acting clamping jaws having vertical recessesformed in their adjacent longitudinal faces, wear plates seated insaidrecesses and provided with laterally extending stop shoulders and viseheads slidably mounted on the clamping jaws at said wear plates andadapted to engage the shoulders.

2. A vise including co-acting clamping jaws, wear plates secured to theclamping jaws and provided with laterally extending stop shoulders, andtubular vise head's slidably mounted on the clamping jaws and adapted toengage the stop shoulders, said vise heads being provided withoppositely disposed gripping faces.

A vlse including co-acting clamping jaws, tubular vise heads slidablymounted on the jaws and provided with oppositely disposed gripping facesone of which is formed with a lateral shoulder and the other with asmooth unobstructed bearing surface, and a detachable wear plate bearingagainst the shoulder and provided with a roughened worleengagingsurface.

4. A vise including co-acting clamping jaws having their upper endsinclined in opposite directions, reversible vise heads slidably mountedon the jaws and having their opposite ends inclined to correspond to theinclination of the clamping jaws, said vise heads being provided withoppositely disposed gripping faces.

5. A vise including co acting clamping jaws having their active endsinclined or beveled in opposite directions and provided With terminalfiat portions, wear plates secured to the jaws and each having one endthereof bent laterally and embedded in the flat portion of the clampingjaws andiits opposite endterminating in a stop shoulder, and reversiblevise heads slidably mounted on the clamping jaws and adapted to engagethe stop shoulders, said clamping jaws having their opposite endsinclined to correspond to the inclination of the clamping jaws andprovided with flattened portions adapted to register with the flattenedends of said jaws.

6. A vise including co-acting clamping jaws having their adjacent facesprovided with vertically disposed recesses and their upper ends inclinedor beveled in opposite directions, wear plates secured in said recessesand provided with laterally extending stop shoulders, and reversibletubular vise heads slidably mounted on the clamping jaws and adapted to.engage the stop shoulders, said vise heads having their opposite endsinclined to conform to the inclined ends of the clamping jaws.

In. testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VVILLIAll/l E. OANEDY.

Witnesses:

W. H. DONOVAN, N. J. S. ANGEAR.

